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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Sonship

Gal 4:4 But
when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman,
born under the Law,5 so
that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the
adoption as sons.6 Because you are
sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba!
Father!”7 Therefore you are no longer
a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

His voice
was sad today as he told me his son cancelled his Holiday trip to see the
family because there was too much going on to have him visit.

Her eyes
were full of pain as she expressed her concern over a son who hadn’t
called in 6 months.

He was
brimming in smiles and his eyes were shining as he shared a multitude of jokes
to someone, anyone really, who would laugh.

They sit at
a table together sharing memories of Christmas past.Their eyes filled with faraway thoughts of family,
dinners, parties and friends.No new
visits this year with everyone so busy during the Christmas season.

He would not
have minded if things weren’t perfect for a visit; she would have been happy to
just hear her son’s voice.

As I visited
the senior homes today, my heart was burdened with a desire to show them the
love of Jesus to fill the void of physical affection.I thought of my own parents and how I would
have loved to be with them during this season of my Jesus’ birth.

I wondered why ‘work’ or ‘business’ would
claim 1st place over a parent whose only desire was to spend time
with the children they raised and are proud of.

Time
and distance can separate us from loved ones these days & may leave us
(parents & children alike) with an orphan spirit.Left to manage our lives without the
assistance of those who care for us the most can leave us feeling alone and
unwanted.But this spirit can be
broken. Once filled with a sense of the
undeserved grace of our Father’s love we are matured into understanding that performance
won’t earn love from God or our earthly parents.

Those
embraced with the spirit of sonship are secure in the Father’s love and
favor.That confidence provides the contentment
to joyfully serve in any capacity needed, whether or not it’s celebrated by
anyone other than God.Those walking in a
spirit of sonship recognize they are accepted in Christ and serve others out of
that abundance.

The
enemy purports there is something to prove, thereby tearing families apart by
pride.But unconditional love does not
fade or die away.Parents desire to gaze into the face of their
child, hold them and be a part of their lives for as long as they can.

Walking bathed in the joy of sonship offers the
firm foundation of security and self-love stemming from a God who never shifts
His shadow.Focusing on Him keeps us on
the right track and refutes the need to provide evidence.Those walking in sonship have God’s rest on their
shoulders and can cease from relying on works so He Who Shepherds our lives can
have His way in them.

Being
grounded in the Father’s affirmation, Sonship allows us to freely share our love
by blessing others at their need.Though
all humans are sinners and fall short of the glory of God those filled with a
sense of divine love and acceptance walk through life with a confident gait.They have no challenge working in the
background, preferring others before them or sacrificing time and energy to
those who face the mortality of age.

The Father
loved us so completely that He gave His only Son so that we may not perish but
have everlasting life.The greatest gift
we can give each other is to share in this love.